Greg Perry quoted on national AP wire article on how to sell a listing.

Recently, I was approached by AP reporter, Melisa Kossler Dutton, who was doing a story on the impact of neighborning eyesores on the salabilty of close by listings.  She was attracted to a comment that I had made some time ago in Seattle's Rain City Guide on the subject. 

After a phone interview, she called again and asked if I would be willing to stand for an AP photographer, and I agreed.

Here's my contribution to the AP article:

"If homeowners are uncomfortable contacting their neighbors, real estate agent Greg Perry is happy to do it. He's had varying degrees of success. Some neighbors have seen the value of improving their property, others haven't, said Perry, who sells homes in Kirkland, Wash.

"You run into all kinds of people," he said. "There are belligerent people in life and there are accommodating people in life."

"A lot of agents need to think a little bit outside of the box," Perry said. "I'm always willing to help my seller out, and sometimes that means actually arranging for the neighbor's cleanup. I've done it on my own dime."

To see the entire article: click here

I thought it was a well done article on the subject (and I was quoted correctly)!

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[Greg Perry]

ABC picked up the story today:
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I love your posts regarding real estate, and this one is so true. Thanks for the post.